Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective

sumuttaa

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Remove ads

Finnish

Etymology

sumu + -ttaa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsumutːɑːˣ/, [ˈs̠umut̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -umutːɑː
  • Syllabification(key): su‧mut‧taa
  • Hyphenation(key): su‧mut‧taa

Verb

sumuttaa

  1. to spray, mist
    Sumutin ruusuni etikkavedellä karkottaakseni hyönteisiä.
    I sprayed my roses with vinegar water in order to drive off the insects.
  2. (figurative, colloquial) to mislead
    Vastustajani sumuttaa äänestäjiä tyhjillä lupauksilla.
    My opponent is misleading the voters by giving hollow promises.
  3. (figurative, neologism) to gaslight

Conjugation

More information indicative mood, present tense ...

Synonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Remove ads

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Remove ads